mesmerising

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present participle of mesmerise
mesmerize
to hypnotize
mesmerize
To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep
mesmerize
induce hypnosis in
mesmerize
{f} hypnotize, induce a trance-like state; subject to mesmerism; fascinate, rivet, spellbind (also mesmerise)
mesmerize
to exercise mesmerism on; to spellbind; to enthrall
mesmerize
mes·mer·ize mesmerizes mesmerizing mesmerized in BRIT, also use mesmerise If you are mesmerized by something, you are so interested in it or so attracted to it that you cannot think about anything else. He was absolutely mesmerised by Pavarotti on television There was something about Pearl that mesmerised her. + mesmerized mes·mer·ized I sat mesmerized long after the fairground closed. + mesmerizing mes·mer·iz·ing She has a mesmerising smile. if you are mesmerized by someone or something, you cannot stop watching them or listening to them because they are so attractive or have such a powerful effect = captivate (Franz Mesmer (1734-1815), Austrian doctor who developed hypnotism)
mesmerize
attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"
mesmerising
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